Signatures
This is the list of people who have signed the pledge or petition to date.
Ginger Davis | Wilmington, NC
Susan Norris | Sun City West, AZ
Sarah Olson | Milwaukee, WI
I fundamentally believe that this nation will never move forward unless we acknowledge the truth of our past, own it, and find ways to address the systemic issues it has created.
Ben Adams | Sudbury, MA
I believe in teaching the truth about our history.
Scott Peskey | Tulsa, OK
The truth needs to be known whether it's bad or good. Education is knowledge.!!!
Nick Pahl | Elk Grove Village, IL
Samantha McConnell | Philadelphia, PA
The truth of American history must be told. Until all of us are free, none of us are free.
Roxana Maldonado | Nipomo, CA
All students deserve to know the truth about the problems that exist in society and they should have the chance to express their voices to speak about how we might come to resolve these issues.
Magret Nunes | Danville, CA
the truth will set us free. Students deserve true history.
Jean Turney | St. Louis, MO
Our students deserve the truth. It is the beginning of addressing the systemic racism and oppression in our country.
Jasmine Fleming | Philadelphia, PA
All students lose when we lose sight of our history
Ruth Doxsee | Los Angeles, CA
White supremacy will not be dismantled without everyone in.
Jennifer Vallely | Banning, CA
The truth needs to be spoken and awareness raised to “common knowledge “ that is erroneous. Speak truth, speak love.
Ammie Abundis | Carmichael, CA
Because the truth needs to be told.
Jamie Cardenas | New York, NY
Students no matter what race they are deserve to know the truth in our history. The good and the bad. Not just what some people think is important.
Louise Cummings | Los Angeles, CA
To deny history is denying the truth. As an educator I present factual evidence, even the ugly truth, to my students and encourage critical thinking. I do not belong in the classroom if I am supporting lies for fragile egos to survive.
Nancy Stringer | Los Angeles, CA
To understand the society we live in currently we have to spend time analyzing the past without censorship.
Samantha Spina | Los Angeles, CA
Karen Hurd | West Covina, CA
The truth matters! The truth will set us free! History repeats without the truth being revealed! What’s done in the dark must come to light! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot cast out darkness, only light can do that” God said, “ Let there be light” and there was light! The truth is light and history cannot be erased!
Ethan Krizman | Los Angeles, CA
Teaching the truth about history means we teach the whole story
Erin Haapala
Staying silent on these topics is equivalent to consent. I believe that politicians are too obviously biased to decide wether or not educational content regarding systemic power and white supremacy should be taught. If this content is taught the probable outcome would be that they would be voted out of power so they have every reason to object to the truth.
Laura Icedo | Whittier, CA
Students have the right to know and question historical narratives. They have the right to know all perspectives.
Kevin Jordan | Rosemead, CA
Crisanta Velazquez | Los Angeles, CA
I believe in teaching the truth about U.S History, even to 6 & 7 year olds.
Rachelle Gonzales | Los Angeles, CA
I believe students need to know the truth of our history to deeply understand the current problems our society faces, and to give them hope to make it a better place.
Selected Pledges
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As an educator who is serious about teaching the truth I will not be bullied into silence. I will do my part in the fight for equity and equality by making sure my students are most equipped to fight this ugliness in the real world.
Yes, the truth of American history needs to be taught, but also its impact on the rest of the world, such as its role in WWII. I just finished teaching a college-level course on the Holocaust, and could not believe how little the students knew about the rest of the world’s participation in the war! They seemed to believe that WWII was ended by the US alone!
“When you begin to do things that raise the achievement of the poorest and disenfranchised students, you may not always get applause. You need to be ready for that.” Dr. Asa Hilliard
“Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and name the obstacles to those achievements.”
Dr. Derrick Bell
Our young people deserve the truth and it is our kuleana (responsibility) to give space and opportunity for the truth and the difficult conversations.
If we don’t teach it all, we teach nothing…
Social justice is a major theme of my Humanities 7 course, and my school uses Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s HILL framework (development of identity, skills, knowledge, Criticality) to frame our entire curriculum. Student agency through research work and essay writing, and action-oriented civic engagement work, define what we “cover” in my course.